<p>*I think another problem is this… The student has high stats and might be thinking…“I DESERVE to go to an elite school, therefore a mid-tier with scholarship money is beneath me.”</p>
<p>See, I completely understand that mindset. It only makes sense that someone would think something like that, because that’s how we tend to train people. We tell them that if they work hard, they will get good things based on how hard they worked and how well they did.*</p>
<p>That’s the problem when we don’t explain to kids from a young age that money also comes into play. </p>
<p>It always amazes me to see posts on CC where kids just think they can pick schools like kids in a penny-candy store without thinking that money should be an issue. </p>
<p>Maybe because K-12 education is free (for those who go to public schools), that also encourages that kind of thinking - even tho people don’t get to choose their public school to attend - unless they move to the area.</p>